diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_buddy.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_buddy.c
index 11bb5939947180ef922049cd16470ccdd7bacef5..3d1f50f481cfda6d85845c47a95d2218028f6c51 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_buddy.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_buddy.c
@@ -38,6 +38,25 @@ static void drm_block_free(struct drm_buddy *mm,
 	kmem_cache_free(slab_blocks, block);
 }
 
+static void list_insert_sorted(struct drm_buddy *mm,
+			       struct drm_buddy_block *block)
+{
+	struct drm_buddy_block *node;
+	struct list_head *head;
+
+	head = &mm->free_list[drm_buddy_block_order(block)];
+	if (list_empty(head)) {
+		list_add(&block->link, head);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	list_for_each_entry(node, head, link)
+		if (drm_buddy_block_offset(block) < drm_buddy_block_offset(node))
+			break;
+
+	__list_add(&block->link, node->link.prev, &node->link);
+}
+
 static void mark_allocated(struct drm_buddy_block *block)
 {
 	block->header &= ~DRM_BUDDY_HEADER_STATE;
@@ -52,8 +71,7 @@ static void mark_free(struct drm_buddy *mm,
 	block->header &= ~DRM_BUDDY_HEADER_STATE;
 	block->header |= DRM_BUDDY_FREE;
 
-	list_add(&block->link,
-		 &mm->free_list[drm_buddy_block_order(block)]);
+	list_insert_sorted(mm, block);
 }
 
 static void mark_split(struct drm_buddy_block *block)
@@ -387,20 +405,26 @@ alloc_range_bias(struct drm_buddy *mm,
 }
 
 static struct drm_buddy_block *
-get_maxblock(struct list_head *head)
+get_maxblock(struct drm_buddy *mm, unsigned int order)
 {
 	struct drm_buddy_block *max_block = NULL, *node;
+	unsigned int i;
 
-	max_block = list_first_entry_or_null(head,
-					     struct drm_buddy_block,
-					     link);
-	if (!max_block)
-		return NULL;
+	for (i = order; i <= mm->max_order; ++i) {
+		if (!list_empty(&mm->free_list[i])) {
+			node = list_last_entry(&mm->free_list[i],
+					       struct drm_buddy_block,
+					       link);
+			if (!max_block) {
+				max_block = node;
+				continue;
+			}
 
-	list_for_each_entry(node, head, link) {
-		if (drm_buddy_block_offset(node) >
-		    drm_buddy_block_offset(max_block))
-			max_block = node;
+			if (drm_buddy_block_offset(node) >
+			    drm_buddy_block_offset(max_block)) {
+				max_block = node;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	return max_block;
@@ -412,20 +436,23 @@ alloc_from_freelist(struct drm_buddy *mm,
 		    unsigned long flags)
 {
 	struct drm_buddy_block *block = NULL;
-	unsigned int i;
+	unsigned int tmp;
 	int err;
 
-	for (i = order; i <= mm->max_order; ++i) {
-		if (flags & DRM_BUDDY_TOPDOWN_ALLOCATION) {
-			block = get_maxblock(&mm->free_list[i]);
-			if (block)
-				break;
-		} else {
-			block = list_first_entry_or_null(&mm->free_list[i],
-							 struct drm_buddy_block,
-							 link);
-			if (block)
-				break;
+	if (flags & DRM_BUDDY_TOPDOWN_ALLOCATION) {
+		block = get_maxblock(mm, order);
+		if (block)
+			/* Store the obtained block order */
+			tmp = drm_buddy_block_order(block);
+	} else {
+		for (tmp = order; tmp <= mm->max_order; ++tmp) {
+			if (!list_empty(&mm->free_list[tmp])) {
+				block = list_last_entry(&mm->free_list[tmp],
+							struct drm_buddy_block,
+							link);
+				if (block)
+					break;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -434,18 +461,18 @@ alloc_from_freelist(struct drm_buddy *mm,
 
 	BUG_ON(!drm_buddy_block_is_free(block));
 
-	while (i != order) {
+	while (tmp != order) {
 		err = split_block(mm, block);
 		if (unlikely(err))
 			goto err_undo;
 
 		block = block->right;
-		i--;
+		tmp--;
 	}
 	return block;
 
 err_undo:
-	if (i != order)
+	if (tmp != order)
 		__drm_buddy_free(mm, block);
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }